Sales revenue and deliveries above prior-year level As expected, operating profit for the third quarter affected by WLTP changeover Forecasts for sales revenue and operating profit for 2018 confirmed COO Ralf Brandstätter: “The development in sales and growth over the first nine months has been gratifying. We still need to improve our operating return.” In… Continue reading Volkswagen remains on track for growth despite a challenging environment
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SEAT rolls out Amazon Alexa in Spain, Italy and France
SEAT, the first automotive brand in Europe to roll out Amazon Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, launches today the service in Spanish and Italian, and in French as of Monday November 12th, giving customers access to a host of functions accessible through simple voice commands. As our lives become increasingly busy, bringing Amazon Alexa into… Continue reading SEAT rolls out Amazon Alexa in Spain, Italy and France
Christian Stein, new General Director of Communication of SEAT and Institutional Relations of SEAT and the Volkswagen Group in Spain
SEAT global Communications director Christian Stein has been appointed General Director of Communication and Institutional Relations for SEAT internationally and of Institutional Relations for the Volkswagen Group in Spain. In his new role, which he will assume on 1st November, Stein will continue to lead all of SEAT’s Communication activities and will also coordinate Volkswagen… Continue reading Christian Stein, new General Director of Communication of SEAT and Institutional Relations of SEAT and the Volkswagen Group in Spain
SEAT and Autometro renew the rail transport service for vehicles between Martorell and the Port of Barcelona
SEAT and Autometro, an affiliate company of FGC and COMSA Rail Transport, have signed a contract renewal of the rail service that transports vehicles between the SEAT production plant in Martorell and the Port of Barcelona. In operation since 2008, this train service, operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) –Catalan Regional Railway,… Continue reading SEAT and Autometro renew the rail transport service for vehicles between Martorell and the Port of Barcelona
Volkswagen ensures intelligent traffic management with quantum computers
The Volkswagen Group is making further progress with its work with quantum computers. For the first time, Volkswagen experts have succeeded in using a quantum computer to develop a traffic management system that will replace forecasting for urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times with precise calculations. As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi… Continue reading Volkswagen ensures intelligent traffic management with quantum computers
Audi designs first concept car for an animated film
Audi brings futuristic design and mobility to the big screen for the first time with the Audi RSQ e-tron, a fictional, virtual performance concept car created for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated film Spies in Disguise. The full-battery electric model, created by Audi Design in cooperation with Blue Sky Studios, combines automated driving with artificial intelligence… Continue reading Audi designs first concept car for an animated film
AUDI AG after three quarters: key financials impacted by extraordinary factors
The third quarter of this year featured numerous adverse factors for the Audi Group: As expected, restrictions in the sales portfolio caused by the changeover to WLTP had an increasingly negative effect. At the same time, the densely packed program of phase-outs and ramp-ups in connection with the broadest model initiative in Audi’s history reached… Continue reading AUDI AG after three quarters: key financials impacted by extraordinary factors
Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler – Biography
Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler was born in Plettenberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) on August 10, 1957. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Siegen and has been with the Volkswagen Group since 1986. He initially assumed duties there in the area of engine design for commercial vehicles and technical project management for passenger cars for the VW brand.… Continue reading Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler – Biography
A deeper connection
For decades, scientists have been fascinated by the topic of artificial intelligence.Many systems created under this epithet have been artificial for a long time, but intelligence has not been a property they widely possessed. Over the last seven years, however, this has changed rapidly: With deep neural networks, developers now have a powerful tool at… Continue reading A deeper connection
Volkswagen confirms sales revenue and profit target
The Volkswagen Group continued to grow during the first nine months of the fiscal year and is well on track to achieve its sales revenue and profit target. Despite the switch to the new WLTP test procedure, which resulted in the anticipated temporary third-quarter decline in unit sales particularly in Europe, the Group’s key figures… Continue reading Volkswagen confirms sales revenue and profit target